Someone please make this into an official scale figure and I’ll pre-order it.

The picture inspires a lot of curiosity. Perhaps one day they’ll be merciful enough to make a Fate TV series that show the Fate Extras (games) and this beautiful picture of Saber having a turn at being a master.

]]>https://dsayonara.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/master-artoria/feed/18dgarnetImageFate Zero Episode 15https://dsayonara.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/fate-zero-episode-15/
https://dsayonara.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/fate-zero-episode-15/#commentsSat, 28 Apr 2012 07:18:09 +0000http://dsayonara.wordpress.com/?p=70The first half of episode fifteen was rather dull. Perhaps it was to set the proper context/mood for the second half… which painted one of the most majestic scenes of Saber I have ever seen. The show began with a bit of a recap:

1.Berserker trying to murder Gilgamesh.

2. Everyone else trying to kill the giant tentacle monster.

Here are some noted events.

1. Magical (one sided) battle

The fight between Tokiomi and Kariya was rather disappointing. Kariya stands on one side and sends evil huge insects to battle. Tokiomi parries the (one dimensional attack) with a shield of fire. After standing there for so long, Kariya must’ve realized that his strategy was utterly useless. Approaching his opponent in any other way would deem reasonable (of course). Why didn’t he try something else? Perhaps he was too consumed with his rage and having lost so much blood impaired his logic. Was expecting something more though. Perhaps this too was done in the novel… but with more context.

Tokiomi decides to finish him off with one fire spell. The battle was simple as that~ Bravo~~oo.

2. Healing

Kirei finds Kariya’s body and attempts to permanently finish him off. But midway he remembers the word of Gilgamesh. He ponders a bit and decides to heal Kariya instead. This makes the plot a bit more interesting because it shows Kirei’s character developing into something more twisted.

3. Irisviel’s moment

I can’t help but mention Irisviel’s moe moement. During the battle Kiritsugu calls her up on a cell phone. (We do know her to be a person locked up all her life in a castle and lacks the basic knowledge of electronics… or was she? O.O ). She goes on and asks her peepz on how it worked.

Ah, that moment in which you were expecting more blood to be granted avrare moe moment.

(^—–^)/

(Of course preferences differ from person to person, so not all may relate to this)

4. Berserker’s Highlight

Berserker pulls a good one on Gil.

Nice one berserker. \(^-^)/ Of course in the end of the episode, Gilgamesh gets him back for that. Twas just a fun moment to see him temporarily put in his place.

5. Lancer’s Chivalry

I have to give this guy credit. He may look like a pretty boy, but he doesn’t flaunt it in such an irritating manner. Some describe him as a “Mary Sue” type of character… but there are some attitudes in him to respect.

Lancer finds out that he needs to break the curse of his weapon to allow Saber to anihilate caster. Without any hesitation he snaps the cursed lance in half.

This dude values his code above the weapon that gave him the advantage over her. He took a hit for the team. Because of that, the people’s lives (during that moment) were spared . Lancer’s value in his belief saved people’s lives.

6. Excalibur

Hohohoho.The sweet glorious moment in which Fate fans have been waiting foo-oor.

Let’s begin.

Thank you ufotable for making this scene so very epic.

Beautiful. Wish there was a scale figure that came with the blinding gold color instead of a dull grey blade.

A golden moment

+10 for this part.

Anti-fortress power activated. Heeeellll yea.

Sayonara Castahh =D

I was not disappointed at all. My expectations were blown away as far as Caster was. The pictures here are obviously insufficient to show how epic the scene really are.

7. Jeanne d’Arc

During Caster’s fall, we are blessed with a precious moment… a few simple scenes of Caster remembering Joan of Arc.

Seeing her story animated would be too good be true.

Blue eyes (@.@)

I really wound’t mind if they dedicated an episode explaining her role in the war… and showing off her own noble fantasms. Good ending!

8. Gilgamesh and his world…his own world.

The last dialogue is between Rider and Archer. Gilgamesh is being a…a Gilgamesh. He trash talks Rider and says a couple of things that would easily provoke anyone.

Talking smack

Wow. Where does that confidence come from? Even people don’t talk to me like that when I play (against others) online games. They go straight to cursing my existence, education, and family with a limited amount of vocabulary. They have no class in trash talking. If I had a pet dog that died when I was five, they’d insult/take a shot at him too. Gil apparently has a higher level of this skill/delivering verbal insults. He does it to Kings lol.

Not only does he talk to himself but he reveals his preferences infront of Rider.

What’s weird is when Rider leaves the scene, Gilgamesh finishes up on more dialogue… alone.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a little drool drip down as he talks about Saber this way.

Notice his smile and eyes when he describes the woman he likes… If only Saber heard what he said… I wonder what she’d label him as.

Episode fiifteen is majestic. The beginning wasn’t to my liking but the rest was breath-taking. Kudos to you Lancer. If it wasn’t for your selflessness, we wouldn’t have gotten to see Excalibur in all its power. Rider did his part and stalled for time and placed the monster nicely for a sure kill. Saber blew everyone else away. On to the next episode !

Yesss! The long awaited series has finally shown its’ glorious self. All the waiting, head scratching, day dreaming, computer gaming, exam taking, and all the activities to sedate the pain (of not being able to see the rest of the series) has finally paid off. Now we only need to patiently bleed a week until another episode is shown.

Right in the beginning we receive an epic picture scene of Saber.

Hair and blood flying around

We also have images from the opening song that leave us burning with anticipation and awe. The song itself didn’t really feel different from the first.

This scene hit the spot. Muy bien

A guy character I actually want to know the background of.

Iries’ bleeding scene: makes me wonder why they chose this to be put in the OP song, but it does spark the interest to keep watching.

A couple things noted in Fate Zero episode 14

1. The Giant Tentacle Monster

Fate Zero continues with the heroes’ fight against caster’s abominable summon. The super sized tentacle monster that is bent on destroying and not the usual perverted acts.

Unbelievable… it is not on H-mode.

2. Gilgamesh’s spaceship

The first appearance of Gilgamesh and Tokiomi for the episode is on the… spaceship. Don’t get me wrong, I like it; it just felt out of place when I first saw Gilgamesh’s personal airliner. There was no set context on why Gilgamesh was on a spaceship (customized with golden plating, and gigantic neons; obviously suited for the owner’s taste). I have to admit it’s cool though.

Gilgamesh and Tokiomi engage in some dialogue concerning his OC-ness. Tokiomi tries to persuade him with a mass amount of flattery to put to rest the Super squid. Apparently…is it not very effective. In fact it has the opposite effect. Gilgamesh gets angry and refuses to give anymore help.

3. Berserker’s grand theft auto

Another note-worthy scene is when Berserker hijacks a fighter jet. The scene was most intriguing as he “magically” takes control of the jet and spirals down towards the tentacle monster.

Surprise!

Man…I thought berserker would engage the freaky squid and rip it to shreds. But I was so very dead wrong. He didn’t engage the tentacle monster, but Gilgamesh himself.

Apparently, Berserker believes that Gilgamesh is better game than the monster squid. To be honest, I’d somewhat think the same.

4. First Blood

I assume that Caster’s master does not often play first person shooter games. It is very dangerous to stand still in the open with no camouflage (duh). People will misunderstand that you are asking to get shot and feed the opposing team. Ryunosuke was (head) shot by Kiritsugu in this manner. This is the first humanmaster to die in the Fate Zero series. Kinda expect a more creative way for him to expire but it wasn’t really bad. Perhaps the reason why was hinted by the twisted monologue he gave when he was dying.

Extra Thoughts: The continuation of Fate Zero is not disappointing… but neither is it satisfying. It left me wanting for so much more *sob*. Episode fourteen is enjoyable for me to watch it a few times over. High standards are placed on this series and I do hope for its’ success. Personally, I am eager to see more of Saber and how the other masters die/admit defeat. Then again, who doesn’t?

The fourteenth episode leaves us hanging in great anticipation. They hint that Saber will unleash Excalibur upon her delusional fan/caster. Excalibur being used is breathtaking. Excalibur being used on caster is twice as entertainingly breathtaking. Thus on to the next episode!